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Philip Sissons

Barrister

Philip Sissons, barrister, Falcon Chambers (www.falcon-chambers.com)

Barrister

Philip Sissons, barrister, Falcon Chambers (www.falcon-chambers.com)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
The use and occupation of property and performance of property contracts Phil Sissons
Will the easing of lockdown restrictions also unleash a wave of property related litigation? Phil Sissons, Falcon Chambers

Edward Peters & Philip Sissons round up a selection of recent property cases

In the second part in the series, Philip Sissons & Joseph Ollech study costs recovery in long residential lease disputes

In a special two-part series, Philip Sissons & Joseph Ollech study costs recovery in long residential lease disputes

Is McDonald the last word on Art 8 & private landlords, asks Philip Sissons

Philip Sissons discusses the issue of recovering rent after the exercise of a break clause

Philip Sissons & Ciara Fairley analyse a recent Court of Appeal decision on the enforceability of oral agreements

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

London Solicitors Litigation Association—John McElroy

London Solicitors Litigation Association—John McElroy

Fieldfisher partner appointed president as LSLA marks milestone year

Kingsley Napley—Kirsty Churm & Olivia Stiles

Kingsley Napley—Kirsty Churm & Olivia Stiles

Firm promotes two lawyers to partnership across employment and family

Foot Anstey—five promotions

Foot Anstey—five promotions

Firm promotes five lawyers to partnership across key growth areas

NEWS
Freezing orders in divorce proceedings can unexpectedly ensnare third parties and disrupt businesses. In NLJ this week, Lucy James of Trowers & Hamlins explains how these orders—dubbed a ‘nuclear weapon’—preserve assets but can extend far beyond spouses to companies and business partners 
A Court of Appeal ruling has clarified that ‘rent’ must be monetary—excluding tenants paid in labour from statutory protection. In this week's NLJ, James Naylor explains Garraway v Phillips, where a tenant worked two days a week instead of paying rent
Thousands more magistrates are to be recruited, under a major shake-up to speed up and expand the hiring process
Three men wrongly imprisoned for a combined 77 years have been released—yet received ‘not a penny’ in compensation, exposing deep flaws in the justice system. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Jon Robins reports on Justin Plummer, Oliver Campbell and Peter Sullivan, whose convictions collapsed amid discredited forensics, ‘oppressive’ police interviews and unreliable ‘cell confessions’
A quiet month for employment cases still delivers key legal clarifications. In his latest Employment Law Brief for NLJ, Ian Smith reports that whistleblowing protection remains intact even where disclosures are partly self-serving, provided the worker reasonably believes they serve the ‘public interest’ 
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